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Business/Financial

L3Harris Names Bedingfield New CFO After Stint Leading Epirus

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 4th, 2023

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L3Harris Names Bedingfield New CFO After Stint Leading Epirus

Ken Bedingfield has been appointed chief financial officer at L3Harris Technologies effective December 11. Photo: L3Harris

Seasoned defense executive Ken Bedingfield has been named the new chief financial officer (CFO) at L3Harris Technologies [LHX] effective December 11, taking on the same role he held for five years at Northrop Grumman [NOC] before joining defense technology startup Epirus in 2020. Bedingfield, 51, will succeed Michelle Turner, who joined L3Harris in 2022 after serving as CFO of Johnson & Johnson [JNJ] for enterprise supply chain. L3Harris said that “Turner’s departure was not prompted by any disagreement with the…

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